ARIRANG NEWS [LIVE]: Bank of Korea keeps benchmark interest rate steady at 0.5%, projects 4% GDP...

▪ People in S. Korea can sign up for leftover AstraZeneca vaccines starting Thursday ▪ More countries restrict travelers from UK over Indian variant concern ▪ President Moon takes part in special talks to promote P4G Summit ▪ P4G's "Oceans" session discusses ways to commercialize zero-emission ships, fuels ▪ Bank of Korea keeps benchmark interest rate steady at 0.5%, projects 4% GDP growth in 2021 ▪ Moon says gov't needs to keep expansionary fiscal policy for economic recovery ▪ Moody's raises 2021 GDP forecast for S. Korea to 3.5% ▪ Seoul to recruit 10 IT start-ups for tech showcase in Dubai ▪ In-depth: Global market wrap-up ▪ S. Korea joins NASA's Artemis space program, 10th country to participate ▪ Scope, timing of future S. Korea-U.S. joint military exercises to be determined through close consultations: Pentagon 2021-05-27, 17:00 (KST)